Kip Sides v. Cisco Systems, Inc. et al

Filing 87

ORDER OF RECUSAL (granting 85 ) by Hon. William Alsup. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/30/2016)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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KIP SIDES,
Plaintiff,

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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No. C 15-03893 WHA

v.

ORDER OF RECUSAL

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., and UNITED
HEALTHCARE,
Defendants.
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As stated on the record during the case management conference in the above-captioned

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matter, and notwithstanding the undersigned’s sympathetic response to plaintiff’s account of

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problems dealing with medical insurance, the undersigned is confident that he could fairly and

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impartially consider both sides in this matter (Dkt. No. 83 at 12:20–13:8). Nonetheless, given

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the particular circumstances, the undersigned invited defendants to bring a motion to recuse and

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indicated that such a motion would be well-received (id. at 12:14–12:19). Defendant

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UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company has done so (Dkt. No. 85). Accordingly, the undersigned

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recuses himself from this case and requests that it be reassigned pursuant to the Assignment

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Plan. All pending dates of case management conferences, motions, pretrial conferences and

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trial are hereby VACATED and will be reset by the newly assigned judge.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 30, 2016.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE